Sunday, November 10, 2013

Recent Happenings

The Click Ponds have been the place to be lately. Birds of all shapes and sizes are congregating in large numbers. Sandpipers, Dowitchers, Avocets, Blue-winged Teals, Shovelers, an assortment of herons and egrets, Cranes, Wood Storks, a plethora of Spoonbills, Forster's Terns, White Pelicans....and the list goes on.

The cranes were a little edgy.

This adult Caracara was being summonsed by its offspring.

Dinnertime for an Ibis!

My first sighting of a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher in Florida. It made a brief two day stopover near the ponds for two days. Unfortunately I didn't manage to capture any decent photos of it.

Lots of foraging Forster's; I forgot how fun it can be to try and photograph these erratic fliers.

I like this Tammy. A real quality selection of species shown here. The Cranes are just a species that are revered across the globe with bird watchers, you are very lucky! Love the sunset too..... great postDave

Hey Tammy,Nice to see a blog of you again.Wonderful shots you show here!! Amazing to see the dancing cranes. And what a good shot of the Caracara, a great bird. And shot 9 & 10 er very beautiful with a good light and the reflection on the water. This is enjoyment Tammy, well done!!

Tammy these pics are fantastic, nice to get the Flycatcher !!, I love the water shots and colours, and the Spoonbills in flight are just too much, I don't think I'll look in anymore ;-). All the very best , take care Gordon.

Hello Tammy!I am blown away by the beauty of your pics here especially 1 & 2 where the crane ballet is a marvel with its reflection in the water, and the light makes much for the magnificence of 9 & 10! WOW!Enjoy your WE!

Wow Tammy, you are an especially gifted photographer! Each photograph more beautiful than the next. Congratulations on seeing the scissortail ... very exciting! I had to scroll through this wonderful post a few times because I am in such awe of these stellar images and your subjects.